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Dallas greenhouse gas emissions fall below 2015 levels, city data shows
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (286+ words) Dallas is discharging less greenhouse gas than it did a decade ago, according to a newly released environmental report from the city. The city's 2023 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory shows Dallas produced about 18.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, an…...
Letters to the Editor — Bobcats, Gen. George Marshall, Greenland, AT&T, Venezuela
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (933+ words) opinion|Letters to the Editor A bobcat recently spotted in Plano dragging a trap from its leg is a painful reminder of how the fear and persecution of wildlife causes real suffering. Traps like the one seen on this bobcat…...
Black bears are returning to West Texas
1+ week, 3+ day ago (377+ words) Texas is once again bear country with black bears returning to parts of West Texas. Historically, black bears traveled the region in large numbers, but overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline. Seeing bears roaming across the state again…...
Dallas drinking water comes from six major local lakes
2+ week, 2+ day ago (315+ words) About 2.6 million Dallas residents and businesses primarily obtain their drinking water from six major lakes in North Texas. All of Dallas" water supply comes from Grapevine, Lewisville, Ray Roberts, Ray Hubbard, Tawakoni and Fork. Of the six lakes, Dallas owns…...
These emerald green beetles are fatal to ash trees in North Texas
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1189+ words) Picture this: You're walking along White Rock Creek, surrounded by the dense canopy of green. In that canopy, you see the majestic ash trees. One day, a tree gets removed. Maybe you don't notice. Then, another gets removed. The cycle…...
Dallas aquarium rescues animals from shuttered Florida seaquarium
2+ week, 5+ day ago (365+ words) Hundreds of sea animals from a controversial and now-shuttered South Florida aquarium have relocated to Dallas. In a social media post Christmas Day, the Children's Aquarium at Fair Park said it had welcomed nurse sharks, a giant moray eel and…...
Borrow tools from the city of Dallas to clean up your neighborhood
2+ week, 5+ day ago (77+ words) Want to clean your neighborhood? Dallas residents can borrow lawn equipment for projects'Dallas News Want to clean your neighborhood? Dallas residents can borrow lawn equipment for projects To participate, groups must be recognized nonprofit organizations, neighborhood associations or other community-based…...
Restoring and Conserving our State’s Natural Heritage
2+ week, 6+ day ago (278+ words) Scott grew up in south San Antonio and said she has always felt deeply connected to the river there. In the summers, she went to a camp along the Guadalupe River and often visited cousins whose family owned a ranch....
Frisco is building an animal facility. Here’s how it will be different from other cities
4+ week, 2+ day ago (786+ words) Frisco is debuting a new concept to care for stray animals inspired by other public-private partnerships in the city, such as PGA Frisco and Kaleidoscope Park. Typically, when stray or lost animals are found within a city's boundaries, they are…...
Dallas Zoo says goodbye to bachelor gorilla troop: ‘So Long, Partners’
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (966+ words) It was a Texas-themed affair. Near the glass panels that connected the boys to an awed, outside world, the state's name was spelled out with stalks of celery. Pillowcases of the Lone Star flag were stuffed with a trail mix…...